judicial conference

American  

noun

Law.

1. a conference of judges held to discuss improvements in methods or judicial procedure through court rules or otherwise.

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Example Sentences

Now a new Federal Rule of Civil Procedure adopted by the Judicial Conference of the U.S. will discourage some of the litigation abuse that mars mass torts.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a February 2024 letter to the Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, more than 50 companies said “unexamined and unsupported claims” created ongoing problems in the “management and resolution of mass-tort multidistrict litigation proceedings.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The chief justice is “the leader in some sense, but you cannot fire people if they don’t follow you,” he said at a judicial conference in June.

From The Wall Street Journal

Newby declined multiple interview requests from ProPublica and even had a reporter escorted out of a judicial conference to avoid questions.

From Salon

And he did it through his counselor, Robert Dow, who was speaking at the 6th Circuit Judicial Conference this week.

From Slate